10/9/12 \#1 Absent-minded With silver lining Still I'm pining Self-confiding \#2 Bablyon reborn Angels, demons, both are scorned Fallen from on high Cast down from the sky \#3 Careful crossings in the sand A cold blowing breeze grazes my hand As I turn it, examining the cuts And scrapes With the bandages clinging to each Like tape. What things they've seen Not willing nor wanting What have I done These scenes still haunt me Cripple me Rippling Memories Seizing my heart Destroying my art With buckling knees \#4 Glory to the golden sun Watching, waiting, crafty fun Still, yet moving Bright, yet soothing Burn forever In my eyes \#5 Nobody hears me Nobody knows me The battle brought to thee Destroyer of the mind Weapons so soothing Creation still fresh At last she moves me Devouring my flesh \#6 Triumphant aerial Grace and fury Spinning, shifting, Conscious buried Travel in spaces In between These eyes of mine And the welcoming sea ~